A teen is killed and two others are hurt in a shooting in a drive-by shooting in Ponchatoula. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Southland Conference players and coaches are in San Antonio to preview the upcoming football season. Kace Kieschnick reports.
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A deadly shooting in broad daylight in Ponchatoula. Police Chief Bry (“bree”) Layrisson says it happened yesterday afternoon.
Chief Layrisson says a 17-year-old boy was killed and two others – another 17-year-boy and a 59-year-old man – were injured.
Cut 4 (12) “…since been released.” (Dead teen’s name is Marvin Wells)
Layrisson says police have arrested 18-year-old Julius Glass Jr., 17-year-old Kera Wolbers and 16-year-old Ray Carter.
Cut 5 (10) “…charges as well.”
Layrisson says while the motive is unclear, investigators say the shooting was targeted, hence the first-degree murder charges.
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Southland Conference Football Media Day is today in San Antonio. Nicholls head coach Tommy Rybacki will lead the program for the first time this season after ten years as the Colonels’ defensive coordinator. Rybacki’s defense has consistently been one of the best in the Southland, and he’s looking to continue their success.
Nicholls will open the season week zero in the first college football game played on American soil this season. Defending Southland Conference champions Incarnate Word will visit Thibodaux August 23. Rybacki says it’s a big opportunity for the community, the program and his team.
The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2. The Colonels were picked to finish fifth in the Southland preseason poll.
Southeastern was predicted to finish third in the Southland Conference in the preseason poll after finishing second last year. The Lions narrowly missed out on the playoffs and a conference championship after two three-point losses to ranked FCS opponents last season. This year, senior defensive lineman Kaleb Proctor says they’re focusing on the details to find those missing three points.
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The Lions will kick off the season at Louisiana Tech August 30.
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The Trump administration releases 28-million dollars in previously-withheld after-school grants for Louisiana. Michael Faulk, the executive director of the Louisiana School Superintendents Association, says this is good news for school districts planning their after-school programs for the upcoming school year.
Faulk says the release of the funds removes some of the uncertainty as a new school year approaches.
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However, that money only represents a fraction that schools had expected to receive for after-school programs, and Faulk says that will cause some school districts to do some significant belt-tightening.
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If you’re planning on spending any significant time outside this week, you will want to take extra precautions. Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin says throughout much of the state, daytime highs will be in the upper 90s approaching 100, with overnight lows only getting down into the 70s. But the heat indexes will make it feel much hotter.
Cut 12 (11) “…and 110 degrees.”
When it comes to high temperatures, people often say it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. Jacquemin says they’re 100-percent correct.
Cut 13 (10) “…body cools itself.”
Jacquemin says using fans to cool yourself off will do you no good.